The Cooperative Program, Southern Baptists’ unified financial plan for funding missions, education, and benevolent causes, began in 1925 at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. This page includes selected journal articles and manuscripts on the history of the Cooperative Program, and historical CP photographs and promotional materials.
Journal Articles
- Baker, Robert A. – The Cooperative Program in Historical Perspective (Baptist History and Heritage, July 1975)
- George, Timothy – The Southern Baptist Cooperative Program, Heritage and Challange (Baptist History and Heritage, April 1985)
- McClellan, Albert – The Origin and Development of the SBC Cooperative Program (Baptist History and Heritage, April 1975)
- Waganer, David – Happy 75th Birthday Cooperative Program (Oklahoma Baptist Chronicle, Autumn 2000)
Manuscripts
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
- Austin, James – Dr. Sullivan, What Are Your Thoughts About the Cooperative Program (Baptist Program, June-July, 1992)
- Ceremony Highlights Era of SBC Financial Growth (Baptist Press, June 11, 1975)
- Cooperative Program, 100 Years of Gospel Impact (Baptist Messenger, January 20, 2025)
- Cooperative Program, the Means to the Way for 50 Years (California Southern Baptist, May 29, 1975)
- CP Birthday Celebrated at Memphis Breakfast (Baptist Press, May 14, 1975)
- Fowler, Wes – What Exactly Is the Cooperative Program (Pathway, February 12, 2025)
- George, Timothy – 60 Years Old, Will It Survive (Baptist Program, May 1985)
- Grindstaff, W. E. – Remember When There Was No Cooperative Program (Biblical Recorder, April 17, 1965)
- Henderson, Eula Mae – Cooperative Program Praised (Baptist Standard, June 25, 1975)
- Ledbetter, Gary – The Cooperative Program, A History (Pathway, February 10, 2025)
- McClellan, Albert – 60 Little Known Facts, Cooperative Program (Baptist Program, April 1985)
- Newton, Jim – Old Timers Recall Birth of Cooperative Program (Baptist and Reflector, May 29, 1975)
- Osment, J. Luther, Sr. – The First Fifty Years of the Cooperative Program, A Layman’s Eye View (Baptist and Reflector, February 13, 1975)
- Powell, James L. – Questions and Answers, What Your Church Members Need to Know About the Cooperative Program (Baptist Program, October 1990)
- Powell, James L. – Questions People Ask About the Cooperative Program (Baptist Program, October 1986)
- Powell, James L. – Three Million Signatures, Cooperative Program 50th Anniversary (Baptist Program, April 1975)
- Sullivan, James L. – Some Causes of Cooperative Program Opposition (Facts and Trends, May 1974)
- Sullivan, John – How the Cooperative Program Works (Baptist Press, February 10, 2006)
- Warren, Charlie – Cooperative Program Emphasis (SBC News Room Press Release, June 10, 1975)
- Webb, Lawrence – CP Reception (SBC News Room Press Release, June 11, 1975)
- Winningham, Louise – Where Were the Women, Women Played Key Roles in Events Leading Up to the Adoption of the Cooperative Program (Royal Service, April 1985)
- Woodfin, Carol – Turning Points in Cooperative Program History (Baptist Program, November 1991)
- Young, James Lee – SBC Cooperative Program Born Out of Adversity (Baptist and Reflector, January 23, 1975)
Photographs and Promotional Material
